Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 471
ces, depositing theireggs and down far beyond the reach of Jans arm. swoop, but he staggered bravely on, hoping toget over the cliffs to the boat and in sight ofhome. Gaae skyndepa, Use ! gaae skyndepa! (runfaster, Use ! run faster !) cried Jan, striving in vainto keep the angry bird at bay with… … crest of the ridge when the buffetings of the savagebird upon his head became so furious and bewil-dering that Jan was forced to stop. Exhausted, but still brave and determined, hestood Use beside him, and grasping the hookwith both hands, set upon the eagle desperately. Back and forth he stumbled…
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